Canada is imposing sanctions on four senior leaders of Sri Lanka, including two recent presidents, accusing them of human rights violations during that country's civil war.
The news came as a surprise to Sri Lanka's high commission in Ottawa, which told The Canadian Press it would rather have the Canadian government raise its concerns directly.
Gotabaya temporarily fled his country last summer after mass protests over living costs, while Mahinda resigned from his post as prime minister last spring. Also sanctioned are two senior military officers, including Sunil Ratnayake, whom a court sentenced to death for his role in a massacre of Tamils in 2000.
Sri Lanka's Deputy High Commissioner in Canada, Anzul Jhan, said her government is committed to peace and would rather Ottawa raise its concerns directly.
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